Species of Juncus in the Carolinas with flowers borne in few-flowered to hemispherical clusters. Juncus militaris is disjunct at Lake Phelps from populations further north (Sorrie & LeBlond 2008). Figure composed with illustrations from Britton & Brown (1913), Batson (1952), Brooks & Clemants (2000), and USDA NRCS (n.d); see attribution.
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Batson, W.T., Jr. 1952. The rushes of North and South Carolina. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 68:93–104.
Britton, N.L. and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada, and the British Possesions. 3 vols. Scribner's Son, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
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Knapp, W.M. and R.F.C. Naczi. 2008. Taxonomy, morphology, and geographic distribution of Juncus longii (Juncaceae). Syst. Bot. 3: 685–694.
Sorrie, B.A. and R. LeBlond. 2008. Noteworthy collections from the southeastern United States. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 1353–1361.
USDA NRCS. n.d. [not dated] Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. NRCS National Wetland Team. (https://plants.usda.gov, accessed 4 Apr 2022)